САМООЦЕНКА НА ЗДРАВЕТО КАТО АСПЕКТ НА КАЧЕСТВОТО НА ЖИВОТ ПРИ ПАЦИЕНТИ СЪС СЪРДЕЧНО-СЪДОВИ ЗАБОЛЯВАНИЯ. (Bulgarian)

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a major factor in disabling the human population and they are associated with significant decrease in the quality of life (QoL) in these patients. The aim of the study was to assess the QoL of patients with CVDs and to analyze the aspects that can be improved. The subjects of this cross-sectional study were 215 hospitalized patients. By self-assessment of their health status, 43.4% of patients defined their health as very good or good, and 44.4% defined it as satisfactory. About 12% of them defined their health as bad while none of the respondents defined his/her health as very bad. Patients in the 20-40 year range had the highest assessments of their health, compared to age ranges 40-60 years and over 60 years (p <0.001). The majority of patients with CVD had not experienced chest pain but had difficulty breathing within the normal physical activity. About half of the patients were limited by the disease in their physical activity and active lifestyle, and patients with chest pain reported a lower level of health assessment. Health-related QoL, representing the effect of the disease as perceived by the patient, could play an important role as primary information for the patient's disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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